Michael Alfred Smith
Jan 30, 2025
Michael Alfred Smith, 74, of Plains, Montana, passed away peacefully at his home on January 30, 2025, after a brave battle with liver cancer. Born in Miles City, Montana, on July 29, 1950, he was the son of Rosemary and the late Major Smith. After having lived in several states, Mike eventually settled in Montana, fulfilling a lifelong dream....
Jeffrey M Aldrich
Jan 10, 2025
Jeffrey Aldrich Obituary Jeffrey 'Jeff' Aldrich passed away January 10, 2025, at the age of 58 in Great Falls, MT, surrounded by his three children. He would often say 'I'm not here for a long time, I'm here for a good time,' with a smile. Jeff was born June 1, 1966, to Ray and Dixie Aldrich, joining his 5-year-old...
Suzanne Marie Garrison
Jan 8, 2025
Our loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away January 8, 2025. What follows is an obitu ary, of her own writing, that she wished to be published. Suzanne Marie Hilton Garrison was born December 2, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the second child of Geraldine Julia Poeckes Hilton and John Kenneth Hilton. She was educated in Granger, Utah,...
Lloyd Bache
Jan 5, 2025
Lloyd Esbon Bache, 96, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025, in Plains. Lloyd was born on September 29, 1928, in Plains to Esbon and Ethel (Nixon) Bache. He was one of eight children and the oldest son. Around age five, his family moved to Libby, Montana, where he developed a deep love for the outdoors, working in the...
Gerald Allen Matthew
Dec 31, 2024
Gerald (Jerry) Allen Matthew, 75, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 31, 2024. Jerry was born May 23, 1949 in Kellogg, Idaho to Louis M. Matthew and Romaine Hagen. He is preceded in death by children Dustin and April and brother Curtis. He is survived by domestic partner Sheri Carroll and children, Hank, Max, Robert and Ashley;...
Irwin Donald Bangen
Dec 25, 2024
Erwin Donald Bangen, 92, of Hot Springs, MT walked into Heaven on Christmas Day 2024, surrounded by family, pure as the driven snow. Erwin, the son of Helmer and Hannah Bangen, was born April 16, 1932, at the Bangen family farm in Climax, Minnesota. He was baptized into the Sand Hill Lutheran Church on June 12, 1932. Erwin was...
Sarah Bell Ball
Dec 21, 2024
Sarah Bell Ball of Thompson Falls was born on June 24, 1982, in Mount Vernon, Washington, to Glenna and Dennis Ball. She passed away December 21, 2024. Sarah spent the majority of her childhood in Mount Vernon. She was a child who sparkled from the inside out. Sarah's love for thrift stores started when she was a little girl....
June Augusta Anderson
Dec 20, 2024
June Augusta Anderson April 17, 1925 December 20, 2024 June Augusta (Rice) Anderson passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Sonja and Ray Godin. June was born in Sandpoint, Idaho, to Augusta and Gunder Rice, the seventh of nine children. One of her fondest childhood memories was following her father around the lumber mill, where...
James Martin Borden
Dec 10, 2024
James Martin Borden was born on September 9, 1942, in Pierre South Dakota to Clinton and Nellie Borden. While under the care of hospice, he peacefully passed away in his sleep surrounded by family on December 10, 2024. James joined and served in the Marines in 1960. On March 6 of 1965, James married Irene Brown in his hometown...
Rita Maxine Harper
Dec 8, 2024
Obituary Rita (Mamasita) Maxine Day Truelock Harper passed away Sunday December 8, 2024 in her home in Thompson Falls, Montana, with her loving family present and in spirit, after over a year of battling cancer in her salivary gland. She was 92 years old. Rita was born in October of 1932 in Stockton, California. She was the oldest of...
Jimmy Leon Manos
Dec 4, 2024
Jimmy Leon Manos was born in Claremore, Oklahoma, on January 26, 1952. He passed away on December 4, 2024, at the age of 72 in Hot Springs, Montana, from liver cancer. Jimmy was a long haul truck driver, into building trades and construction. He was an avid traveler and traveled from east to west coast. He lived the longest...
Fred Darwin Miller
Dec 1, 2024
Fred Darwin Miller, 70, went home to be with Jesus on Dec. 1 at 3 p.m. Fred will be remembered by all who knew him as a kind, loving, and gentle man. He had a quiet demeanor and never raised his voice, not even to his spirited wife. His caring nature touched everyone around him. Fred attended Michigan State...
Brian Duncan Parrish
Dec 1, 2024
Brian Duncan Parrish, 63, of Noxon, departed this life, surrounded by his family on December 1, 2024. He is survived by his one true love Linda, whom he married on March 4, 1998, in Stone Ridge, New York. They went to school together, worked together and shared an incredible journey of love together, recently celebrating their 26th anniversary. They...
William Anthony Welles
Nov 13, 2024
William (Andy) Welles July 31, 1949 November 13, 2024 Andy, 75, was born in Pensacola, FL. He graduated Pensacola High School and following, served 4 years in the Navy. He worked on oil rigs in Mexico for many years. Eventually he made his way to Montana where he settled down and made many lifelong friends. He is survived by...
Costantino Uli
Nov 13, 2024
Obituary Costantino Uli, 90, of Plains, MT and formerly from Fontana, CA, peacefully passed away at his home, on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Uli, as most knew him by, was a dreamer and entrepreneur, forever working on his many projects. Uli was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather and loyal friend to many others. He always had a kind...
Donald Eugene True
Nov 4, 2024
Obituary Don True went home at 9:30 p.m. on November 4, 2024, with his beloved wife, at home, sitting in his favorite recliner chair. Don was born November 3, 1948 in Yreka, California to Donald E. True Jr. and Lorraine (Blanchard) True. He lived in Yreka until he finished high school where he participated in football and baseball. After...
Charles Clifford Denson
Oct 31, 2024
Charles Denson Obituary May 21, 1950 - October 31, 2024 With family by his side, Pastor Charlie Denson went home to be with the Lord on October 31, 2024, at 2:20 pm, after a brief battle with inoperable brain cancer. His impact on this community and world will resonate for generations. 'Behold, God is my salvation: I will trust,...
Michael Edward Boshka
Oct 28, 2024
Michael Boshka Obituary Michael Edward Boshka (1950-2024) On October 28th, 2024, the world lost one of its best storytellers, best-worst joke tellers, and, arguably, one of its most stubborn humans. Michael Edward Boshka, 74, passed away at Mineral County Hospital in Superior, MT. Born February 22, 1950, in Stamford, Connecticut, to Doris A. Clifford and Michael J. Boshka, Mike...
Peggy 'Pinkie' Darlene Nelsen
Oct 10, 2024
Peggy 'Pinkie' Nelsen Obituary Peggy 'Pinkie' Nelsen, a beloved resident of Noxon, MT, passed away from natural causes on October 10, 2024, at the age of 77 in Helena, MT. Pinkie was predeceased by her parents, Kathleen 'Katie' and Fay Rasmussen; her brothers, Dale and Don; and her sisters, Faye Irene and Becky. She is survived by her two...
Joseph Stout
Oct 9, 2024
Joseph Stout Obituary Joseph Eugene Stout went home at 6:03 p.m. on October 9, 2024, surrounded by loving family. Joe was born September 1956 in Sandpoint, Idaho, to Lyle E. and Helen G. (Fisher) Stout. He came home to Whitepine, Montana, in a few days, where he was raised with three siblings, attending school in Thompson Falls. He attended...